Koha Yoga

Pewaukee

In a Nutshell

Instructors lead up to four students onto the water in 90-minute lessons performed on 11-foot, 4-inch standup paddleboards

The Fine Print

Promotional value expires Aug 31, 2014. Amount paid never expires.Limit 2 per person, may buy 1 additional as a gift. Limit 1 per visit. Valid only for option purchased. 48hr cancellation notice required. Must sign waiver. Online reservation required. Must use promotional value in 1 visit. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Life jacket required for wear and provided by merchant. No classes will take place June 1- June 15.Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.

Koha Yoga

Before man conquered his fear of water, he amused himself with dust sports such as pushing boulders off cliffs, wrestling tumbleweeds, and falling in the dust. Rinse yourself off with this Groupon.

The Deal

$39 for a standup-paddleboard lesson for two (a $90 value)

Instructors bring up to four students onto the water for 90-minute lessons. Beginners of all ages ride out on 11-foot, 4-inch Bic ACS paddleboards with adjustable paddles and life vests to learn proper technique, how to knee paddle, and how to fall safely. Lessons are available from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Koha Yoga

Koha is the Maori word for gift, and Koha Yoga founders Whakapaingia Luke and Sara Laimon found the gift of each other by accident one fateful day. After playing Rugby in LA wreaked havoc on his body, Whakapaingia discovered the healing practices of yoga and Thai massage. One afternoon, he was out practicing yoga on Venice Beach, where Sara, who missed a flight and found herself stranded, would haphazardly stumble upon him. She had been a longtime practitioner of yoga, and decided to join him on a whim. This impulse on Sara's part led to the two falling in love and eventually melding yogic postures and acrobatics into what would become their signature flying-yoga style.

Today, they teach this revolutionary form of flying yoga—which involves one practitioner supporting an “airborne” partner with their limbs in a lying position and making jet-engine noises with their mouth —alongside Maori- and reggae-inspired mat classes, standup-paddleboard yoga lessons, and Thai-massage body sessions. Furthermore, the founders donate 10 percent of all class proceeds to help impoverished people around the world via Kiva.